Far Definition
fär
farthest, further, furthest, farther
adverb
Very distant in space, time, or degree.
Webster's New World
To, from, or at a much earlier or later time.
A movie that takes place far in the future.
American Heritage
To or from a great distance in time or position.
Webster's New World
To a certain distance or degree.
How far did you go?
Webster's New World
Very much; considerably.
Far better.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
farther, farthest
Distant in space or time; not near; remote.
Webster's New World
Going back a considerable extent in time.
The far past.
American Heritage
Extending a long way.
A far journey.
Webster's New World
More distant.
The far side of the room.
Webster's New World
Extensive or lengthy.
A far trek.
American Heritage
noun
A distant place.
To come from far.
Webster's New World
Spelt (type of wheat).
Wiktionary
A young pig, or a litter of pigs.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- Former Armed Forces
- ALIR
- Interahamwe
- Army for the Liberation of Rwanda
- ultima thule
- extremity
idiom
by far
- To the most extreme or evident degree:
She is by far the best executive in the company.
American Heritage
far and away
- By a great margin:
is far and away the smartest student in the class.
American Heritage
far and wide
- Everywhere:
looked far and wide for the lost puppy.
American Heritage
far be it from (someone)
- Used to deflect responsibility for making a statement that might not be received well:
Far be it from me to criticize, but I find your handwriting to be very sloppy.
American Heritage
far cry
- A long way:
stuck at the airport in Memphis, a far cry from Maine.
- Something that is very different from something else:
This food is a far cry from what we got in the cafeteria.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Far
- by far
- far and away
- far and wide
- far be it from (someone)
- far cry
- far from
- far gone
- far out
- how far
- so far
- thus far
- as far as
- by far
- far and near
- far and wide
- far be it from me
- far gone
- far out
- go far
- go too far
- in so far as
- so far
- so far as
- so far, so good
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